Metro receives final P3010 light rail vehicle
With Metro’s light rail system expanding, Metro in 2012 ordered new P3010 light rail vehicles (LRV) from Kinkisharyo International. On Jan. 7, 2021 Metro received the final rail car of [continue reading]
End of an era: the last P865 light rail car has been decommissioned
The P865 light rail cars have been in service since 1990, when the Blue Line opened between downtown Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles. The Blue Line was the first [continue reading]
New Kinkisharyo rail cars roll on to the Blue Line
https://www.flickr.com/photos/metrola/33504855474/in/album-72157683111052246/ In the Blue Line yards on Friday, a new Kinkisharyo train (at left) sits next to a train made up of the Nippon Sharyo P865 cars. Photo by Steve Hymon/Metro. [continue reading]
Metro receives 50th new light rail vehicle from Kinkisharyo
The full press release is below. In three bullet points, here’s the news: •This is the 50th new light rail vehicle of the base order 0f 78 of the P-3010 light rail vehicles manufactured by Kinkisharyo. The total contract — including four options — calls for 235 new light rail [continue reading]
Pics: New Kinkisharyo light rail vehicle goes for a clearance test
Photos by Fernando Andres Di Zitti/Metro Earlier this month, Metro staff took a new P3010 light rail vehicle manufactured by Kinkisharyo for a clearance test on both the Blue Line [continue reading]